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Dealers
The two tiered technician fieldâand why dirty hands will still be required
In recent weeks weâve published a couple of stories that provide an interesting contrast. If you click here, youâll find our fourth and final report on the technician shortage. This article focuses on the future of technicians and all the digital tools they will be wielding soon. Click here and youâll find ourour article on [âŚ]
December 30, 2019
Maintenance
27 ways to attract and retain equipment technician talent (Part 3 in series)
Editorâs Note: This is Part Three of a four-part series on the challenges brought on by the shortage of diesel technicians in the U.S. You can read Part One of the series by clicking here. Read Part Two, here. Read Part Three, here. Read Part Four, here. âWeâll try anything.â When it comes to technician [âŚ]
September 10, 2019
Workforce
Diesel technician shortage most impacts those who are âpart of the problemâ
Highly-skilled blue-collar labor is getting harder to find across practically every trade: from truck driving to truck fixing and from plumbers to welders.
September 11, 2018
Class 7-8
Diesel mechanic ponders what Tesla Semi means for his future, goes viral
While electric trucks and vans are generating a lot of headlines lately, theyâre still a long, long way from running internal combustion engines out of the market. In the interim, there are mechanics out there wondering what their future might look like in a world of electric powertrains. For instance, a semi mechanic recently posted [âŚ]
December 15, 2017
Dealers
This diesel tech finds intuition, experience and a bit of Googling helpful in move to management
Richard Waitz got his first taste of equipment repair tinkering with tractors and four-wheelers at his grandfatherâs ranch in Cotula, Texas. And after blowing the engine in his first pickup truck, he learned some automotive skills the old fashioned way. But Waitz took a shine to diesel equipment when he attended Texas State Technical College [âŚ]
August 12, 2016
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